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landline telephone; fixed-line phone
A telephone connected by a physical line to a fixed location, as opposed to a mobile phone. Increasingly uncommon in Japanese households but still used in business settings.
Compound of 固定 (fixed) + 電話 (telephone). Contrasts with 携帯電話 (mobile phone) and スマホ (smartphone).
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Cultural note
Landline numbers start with area codes (e.g., 03 for 東京, 06 for 大阪). Ownership was once important for credit checks and official registrations, but mobile phones have largely replaced them.